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Frequently
Asked Questions FAQ No. 1 Questions on Luisa’s Cause and her writings Q. There is a rumor that Luisa's
Cause has been suspended until all original writings of Luisa can be returned to the A. In an email received from Padre Bucci on October 30th, 2006, responding to this question, (Padre wrote),
"For what it concerns the Cause of the Beatification of Luisa Piccarreta, there does not exist any suspension of which
I am aware". Padre Bucci, is owner of the original Hours of the Passion, hand written by Luisa in 1914.
Other original works such as volumes 35 and 36 are in the possession of Fr. Gustavo, founder of the Sons of the Divine Will,
a group of priests located in Note: In regard to how these
original works came into the possession of Padre Bucci and Fr. Gustavo, Padre Bucci, when visiting the The
history of the volumes as reported by Padre Bucci is as follows: On May 11, 1938 a priest representing the Holy Office
arrived in Corato, and ordered Luisa to turn over the 34 volumes of her notebooks. At that time Luisa had just completed
volume 35 and had just started on volume 36. Padre Bucci’s Aunt Rosaria, under direction of Luisa, gave this priest
the 34 volumes he requested, but Aunt Rosario hid volume 35 under Luisa’s pillows. Luisa wrote the last chapter
of Volume 36 on December 28, 1938. As soon as the order for Luisa to write ceased. Luisa
from then on no longer wrote in her diary (the 36 volumes) even though she did write letters to friends. Three months later on August 31, 1938, a Decree was published which condemned
only three books of Luisa's that had been printed and published and these three edited works were put on the Index of prohibited
books. These three books were not Luisa’s original writings. (These 3 books were Father Calvi's edited
writings of Luisa's writings.) Padre Bucci emphasized that only these three edited versions of Luisa’s works were condemned.
Padre reaffirmed, "None of Luisa's original writings were ever condemned". In Padre Bucci’s book “Childhood Memories” Padre
states: “Indeed, after the condemnation of 1938, Aunt Rosaria came to our house wanting to burn all the objects that
belonged to Luisa, but my brother, who was eighteen years old and on the point of leaving for military service, opposed this
with all his might. And when he was told that those who disobey the Church go to hell, he answered: "I will go to
hell, but her things will not be burned" and as a precaution, he put all the objects belonging to Luisa into a small
box and took it away with him. (Padre Bucci was 3 years old at this time.) Padre concluded, "Today they are in
the care of my sister-in-law, Rita Tarantino, and her children, who guard them jealously." When
Padre Bucci’s Aunt Rosaria passed away in 1978, many of Luisa’s personal belongings, including these original
writings of the Hours and the Volumes 35 and 36, were passed on to Padre Bucci. When Fr. Gustavo was still in Corato,
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FAQ
2 Question:
Recently I was told that we are no longer allowed to read any of the volumes, unless a priest is present, in our cenacles.
We may only read the Passion of Our Lord, and the Virgin Mary book, or Luisa's biography...is this the official instructions
to all cenacles? This question has been
a great concern of many prayer groups who have been studying Luisa’s volumes for many years and do not have a Priest
to oversee their meetings. In all the letters issued from Trani, there is not any which prohibits the reading of the volumes
by prayer groups. However, there is one letter to EWTN which was written in 2003 requesting priests be appointed to guide the prayer groups. The following is an excerpt from this letter (an English translation of the entire letter is posted below): Excerpt from 2003 letter from Trani to EWTN point No. 10. “The Archbishop, therefore, blesses all prayer groups inspired
by Luisa Piccarreta, but does not intend to assume responsibility for them, which is deferred to the ordinary authorities
of each place for the verification of their authenticity and orthodoxy. It would be desirable that these be guided
by prudent priests, and of proven orthodoxy.” The request for prayer groups to study “The Hours of the Passion”, “The Virgin
Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will” and biographies of Luisa’s life, was proposed by Padre Bucci. This was to prepare beginners and the prayer groups to understand Luisa’s spirituality before starting
to read any of the volumes. Luisa is the model which needs to be followed by
those who want to live the Spirituality of the Divine Will. For example Luisa had a great devotions to the Eucharist,
the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Catholic Church. Luisa received daily communion,
prayed the rosary every day and was always humble and obedient to Church Authorities. One of the goals of the Pious Universal Union for the Divine Will in the |
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FAQ No. 3 Question: We have heard that the Archdiocese of Trani is asking for financial help for the Beatification
Cause of Luisa Piccarreta.. There are several groups in the Answer: The best way to make contributions directly to Trani would be to go to your bank and secure a "bank
check"; not a personal check, not a money order, and not a cashiers check because only a "bank check" can be
replaced if lost. It is difficult for banks in To send donations for the Beatification Cause of Luisa Piccarreta to Trani through
third parties, be sure to first secure a copy of an official letter from Trani to such groups giving them permission to raise
funds for the Cause. The letter of permission should be on the Diocese of Trani letterhead complete with signature.
You will want to be sure that your donation goes directly to the Cause and not to someone's private enterprise. Appropriate parties for sending donations for the Beatification Cause
of Luisa: The Association “Luisa
Piccarreta P.F.D.V.” Attn: Padre Sergio PELLEGRINI 24, Via San Vito - 70033 Corato (BA)
- Italy - tel/fax 080/8983299, e- mail address: segreteria@causaluisapiccarreta.it Santa Maria Greca Attn:
Padre Sergio PELLEGRINI C.so Garibaldi, 55 70033 Corato (BA) - Italy Archdiocese of Trani - Barletta - Bisceglie |
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FAQ 4 Question:
In our cenacle group, we do not have access to a priest to lead us, but there are certain members who seem to be good
at interpreting and explaining the writings of Luisa Piccarreta. Our group wants
to be incompliance with the guidelines set by the Archbishop of Trani. Therefore, is it
permissible for lay persons to teach the Spirituality of the Divine Will?
This
question brings up the importance of having the priests and not lay persons teach the spirituality of the Divine Will as given
to Luisa Piccarreta. It was noted in the previous issue of the "PADW in the “The
Archbishop, therefore, blesses all prayer groups inspired by Luisa Piccarreta, but does not intend to assume responsibility
for them, which is deferred to the ordinary authorities of each place for the verification of their authenticity and orthodoxy.
It would be desirable that these be guided by prudent priests, and of proven orthodoxy.” "The importance of priests teaching the spirituality of Luisa can be found in other letters
published by Trani. For example, the talk given by Archbishop Picherria on October 27, 2005 at the Corato Congress,
he states the following: “As
Pastor of this beloved Church I feel the responsibility….. o of showing them to the sister Dioceses, where there are present
groups who are inspired by the Divine Volition, directing myself to the Brother Pastors—those who have the duty
of overseeing so that one is not led astray—the thinking contained in the writings of Luisa, accepting the reliable
studies of theologians who present them with a critical and correct preparation according to the sound doctrine of the Church;….” In Protocol No. 31/06VGG, Archbishop Piccheria has left the enforcement of guidelines to local bishops where
Divine Will Prayer Groups are located and functioning. “.. those who talk about Luisa Piccarreta must have the
il nulla osta of the Bishop of the place where there are groups of the Divine
Will or where one is invited to guide groups of spirituality.” Therefore in answer to the above question. all lay persons should refrain from teaching
the spirituality of Luisa. Leave
the responsibility to the priests and avoid talks that are conducted by lay persons. The reason for this guideline can be
found in the following excerpt taken from March 9, 2006 - Letter of Archbishop Picchieri of Trani which may allude to the
January 22, 1998 letter issued by his predecessor Archbishop Carmelo Cassati to seven promoters
of Luisa concerning an incident reported by William G. Bilton to Arthur & Joanne Kirby, April
04, 1997: Nevertheless,
the experiences of these years says to us that the doctrine of the Divine Will has not always been presented in a
respectful and correct way, according to the Doctrine and the Magisterium of the Church, placing in the mouth of Luisa statements
that one does not find even implicitly in her writings. This causes
trauma in consciences and even confusion and refusal in the people and among the Presbyteries and Bishops.
Other times they distort certain essential themes or points of this spirituality,
presenting them outside of the context and the totality of the writings. They
make unauthorized deductions or conclusions; subjective thoughts are given as objective truth, or else they emphasis secondary
aspects as if they were essential, in this way distorting the substance and diverting attention to less important things. From this is the need of seeing possible deformations, inaccurate interpretations,
imprudent or inappropriate teachings, in order to correct them and to present everything in full conformity with the Doctrine
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